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Competition & Regulatory Newsletter: European Court of Justice holds that concentrations falling below merger control thresholds can be subject to ex-post review for abuse of dominance The European Court of Justice (CJ) has held that concentrations that fall below merger control thresholds can still be subject to ex-post review under the abuse of dominance rules. The Towercast judgment, handed down on 16 March 2023, therefore recognises... Changes to pensions tax allowances: an update Following the announcement of radical and far-reaching changes to pensions tax allowances in the Budget, summarised in our HR Budget Briefing, further details were set out in the recent Finance Bill.   Introduction Following the announcement of rad... The Green Subsidy Arms Race Last year the US Government announced the largest package of government support for the energy transition offered by any country in the world. In turn, the European Commission recently announced its Green Deal Industrial Plan and proposed easing restricti... AT1 Write-down and conversion triggers Part of the disposal of Credit Suisse Group AG’s (CSG) disposal to UBS has included the write-down of CSG’s additional tier 1 (AT1) instruments and resulted in AT1 investors bearing losses ahead of CSG’s common equity tier 1 (CET1) inves... Hong Kong Stock Exchange launches new listing regime for "Specialist Technology Companies" The much awaited consultation conclusions on the new specialist technology companies regime (Chapter 18C) has been issued by The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the Exchange) today. The regime will allow the listing of certain tech companies (termed Specialist ... The Real Estate Law Review - 12th edition - England & Wales chapter Developments in Real Estate, in England and Wales prepared for the twelfth edition of the The Real Estate Law Review   This chapter focuses on the key legal Real Estate developments and their potential impact on the global Real Estate market. It pr... Confidentiality in Commercial Arbitration Privacy and confidentiality are often cited as key factors for why parties prefer to arbitrate rather than litigate their disputes. English law provides for confidentiality of arbitrations, notwithstanding there is no express provision in the Arbitration ... BLOG: Of chicken and eggs… Which comes first? This is the question that faced the Upper Tribunal in respect of the time of supply and VAT grouping rules in Prudential Assurance Company. Financial Regulation group's banking and investment services column for Practical Law Nick Bonsall, Selmin Hakki and Emily Bradley, from the Financial Regulation group, publish their latest column for Practical Law. In their column for March 2023, Nick, Selmin and Emily draw out the key points from the Bank of England’s report on cl... CMA Sustainability Guidelines The Competition and Markets Authority has published its long-awaited draft guidance on the application of UK antitrust law to sustainability agreements. The draft guidance aims to provide reassurance and certainty to businesses who are keen to work togeth...